So here we are into the first week of the year 2019 already, 2018 just a memory - some regrets, with fabulous and exciting stuff most of the time but also edged with a tinge of sadness. Well that's how my year went in any case, how was yours?
No New Year's resolutions for me as it's just another case of I will start going to the gym on Monday or whatever constructive thing I'm supposed to be doing; weird how we boycott ourselves time and time again!
Before I tell you about how we said our goodbyes to 2018 and greeted 2019, I will share with you how most South Africans would celebrate the coming of the new year.
As it's the height of summer here, we would usually arrange a Braai (Barbeque) and the favourite spot would be around the swimming pool so everyone can jump in and cool off, as the celebrations would start early afternoon already with friends, family and neighbours joining in.
The usual fare would be meat, meat and more meat, plus loads of salads, garlic bread, a potato bake and lots of liquid refreshments with many feeling the after-effects of over-indulgence the day after.
We also enjoy braaing (barbequeing) fish and seafood, vegetarians would braai corn and vegetarian dishes.
Another favourite is Braaibroodjie (BBQ toasties filled with cheese, tomato, onion & chutney)
Or Roosterkoek (BBQ Bread best eaten with loads of butter)
Braai stand ready for action for a smaller celebration for our bnb guests. We run a small self-catering and bnb establishment called Lily's Cottage and this is the busiest time of our year!
Many would party through the night, and a Champagne breakfast would be enjoyed by the die-hards.
New Year's day ALWAYS is a hot hot day here, without fail I promise you, so it would be back into the pool again.
So how did my 2018/2019 celebrations go this year?
Our sons did not come down this year, and friends visited in the afternoon so we enjoyed my Flying into 2019 with a Sandwich on a stick with beer and cider, but our friends went home early as they were baby-sitting their little grand daughter and the roads get quite scary with the odd drunken reveler on New year's Eve despite the traffic police doing their best with road blocks!
Having had a guest changeover, I quickly sorted out a gigantic pile of clean linen.
We then sat down and watched the 1999 movie The Green Mile, based on a Stephen King book, a fantasy/crime/drama. This movie is about the wrongful sentencing to death of the gentle giant John Coffey, a black man with supernatural powers. How did I ever miss this movie, absolutely unforgettable, we both sat in silence at the end just pondering what we had seen!
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And then it was almost time to say goodbye to 2018, but guess what, we both fell into a TV induced stupor only to be woken up by fireworks in the neighbourhood, and so I did not even see the last gasp of 2018!
Thank you to @anomadsoul for bringing this @blocktrades Welcoming the new year challenge to us!
Hope to read about your celebrations here, happy 2019 everyone!
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